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Underclass

Underclass

Underclass Hardback - 2013

by John Welshman

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Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Who are those at the bottom of society? There has been much discussion in recent years, on both Left and Right, about the existence of an alleged 'underclass' in both Britain and the USA. It has been claimed this group lives outside the
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  • Title Underclass
  • Author John Welshman
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition 2nd Revised edit
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication date 2013-12-05
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9781780935881_inp
  • ISBN 9781780935881 / 1780935889
  • Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 6 x 0.9 in (23.62 x 15.24 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Economic
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Category History - General History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 305.56
  • Quantity available 942

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From the publisher

Who are those at the bottom of society? There has been much discussion in recent years, on both Left and Right, about the existence of an alleged 'underclass' in both Britain and the USA. It has been claimed this group lives outside the mainstream of society, is characterised by crime, suffers from long-term unemployment and single parenthood, and is alienated from its core values.

John Welshman shows that there have always been concerns about an 'underclass', whether constructed as the 'social residuum' of the 1880s, the 'problem family' of the 1950s or the 'cycle of deprivation' of the 1970s. There are marked differences between these concepts, but also striking continuities. Indeed a concern with an 'underclass' has in many ways existed as long as an interest in poverty itself. This book is the first to look systematically at the question, providing new insights into contemporary debates about behaviour, poverty and welfare reform.

This new edition of the pioneering text has been updated throughout and includes brand new chapters on 'Problem Families' and New Labour as well as 'Troubled Families' and the Coalition Government. It is a seminal work for anyone interested in the social history of Britain and the Welfare State.

About the author

John Welshman is Senior Lecturer in History at Lancaster University, UK.

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